| Life Story
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Betsy Hull Barker worked as a burler in the finishing room at TKWM from 1924-late 1930s. Her husband Amos H. Barker also worked for the mill.
Bertha M. Barker was born 15 Oct 1883 in Mehama, Oregon to Franklin Uberta Hull and Cordelia Parditta Morriss. Her father was a lawyer. She was one of three children born to the couple. She attended public school in Mehama through 8th grade. On June 14, 1903, Bertha married Amos H. Barker in Mehama. They moved to Portland where Amos had a job as a streetcar conductor. One son would be born to the couple, Gordon A. Barker.
Around 1915 they returned to Marion County, where they farmed off Silverton Rd. three quarters of a mile north of Salem city limits. They moved to Lee St. In Salem at the beginning of WWI. Amos’ draft registration states his occupation as a cloth washer in the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. During the war, from January 1918 through April 1919, Amos served in the Oregon Militia (National Guard) on the home front. Bertha joined Amos at the woolen mill in 1924, where she took work as a burler in the finishing department. She remained until the late 1930s according to available payroll records.
Amos died 28 Sep 1950 at the age of 76. He was buried in Belcrest Cemetery in Salem. Bertha died 15 Mar 1967 in a Salem nursing home, she had been in ill health for quite some time according to her obituary. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Salem Chadwick Chapter of Eastern Star and Court Street Christian Church. She was buried in Belcrest Cemetery alongside Amos. |
| Salem City Directories (unless otherwise noted)
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1903 Barker, Amos H
1904 Barker Amos H, carman C & S Ry, res 31 E 27th (Portland)
1908 Barker Amos H., carman P Ry, L & P Co, res 189 E. 28th N. (Portland)
1912 Barker Amos H h 128 E 68th N (Portland)
1915 Barker Amos H (Bertha), farmer, res Silverton Rd ¾ m n limits
1917 Barker Amos H (Bertha), farmer Silverton Rd ¾ mile north of city limits
1921 Barker Amos H (Bertha N), textilewkr T K Woolen Mill Co, h 1811 Lee
1924 Barker Bertha, employee T K Woolen Mill Co, h 1811 Lee
1926-27 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) fnshr T K Woolen Mill Co h 1811 Lee
1928-29 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) finisher T K Woolen Mill Co, h 1715 Lee
1930 Barker Bertha M Mrs, burler T K Woolen Mill Co h 1715 Lee
1932 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) laborer T K Woolen Mill Co h 1715 Lee
1935 Barker Bertha Mrs, finisher TKWM Co h 1715 Lee
1936-37 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) textilewkr TKWMCo h 1715 Lee
1938-39 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) asst formn TKWMCo h 1715 Lee
1940-41 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) formn TKWMCo h 1715 Lee
1942 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) formn TKWMCo h 1715 Lee
1945 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) fnshr TKWMCo h 1715 Lee
1947 Barker Amos H (Bertha M) h1715 Lee
1949 Barker Amos H (Bertha) h1715 Lee |
| Federal / County Census Records |
1895 Marion County Census B.M. Hull. Age: 10. Birth Year: abt 1885. Residence: Mehama, Marion, Oregon. Occupation: Student. Gender: Female. Additional household members: F.W. Hull, age 58 (father), Mrs. C.P., age 36 (mother), G.J. Hull, age 14 (brother), Nora, age 12 (sister).
1900 Bertha M. Hull. Age: 16. Birth date: Oct 1883 in Oregon. Home in 1900: Mehama, Marion, OR. Single, daughter to HOH. Additional household members: Frank U. Hull, age 56 (father), Cordelia P. Hull, age 33 (mother), Gordon J. Hull, age 19 (brother), Nora Hull (sister).
1910 Bertha M. Barker. Age: 26. Birth year: 1884 in Oregon. Home in 1910: Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Amos H. Barker, age 35 (husband), Gordon A. Barker, age 4 (son).
1920 Bertha M. Barker. Age: 36. Birth year: abt 1884 in Oregon. Home in 1920: Lee St. Salem Ward 4, Marion, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Occupation: Burler in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Amos H. Barker, age 45 (husband), Gordon A. Barker, age 13 (son).
1930 Bertha Barker. Age: 46. Birth year: abt 1884 in Oregon. Home in 1930: 1715 Lee St. Salem, Marion, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Occupation: Textile Work in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Amos H. Barker, age 55 (husband).
1940 Bertha M. Barker. Age: 56. Birth year: abt 1884 in Oregon. Home in 1940: 1715 Lee St. Salem, Marion, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Amos H. Barker, age 65 (husband), Gordon J. Hull, age 58 (brother).
1950 Bertha A. Barker. Age: 66. Birth year: abt 1884 in Oregon. Home in 1950: 1715 Lee St. Salem, Marion, OR. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Amos H. Barker, age 75 (husband). |
| Find-a-Grave |
Bertha Minerva Barker Birth: 15 Oct 1883 in Mehama, Marion County, OR. Death: 15 Mar 1967 (aged 83) in Salem, Marion County, OR. Burial: Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem, Marion County, OR. Plot: Block 30, Section 64, Lot 1. Memorial ID: 29618292
Amos Hunn Barker Birth: 23 Aug 1874 in Minnesota. Death: 28 Sep 1950 (aged 76) in Salem, Marion County, OR. Burial: Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem, Marion County, OR. Plot: Block 30, Section 64, Lot 2. Memorial ID: 29618188. |
